The Daily Star was the only UK popular daily newspaper to manage a year-on-year sales rise in April, while the Daily Mail was the only title to show a month-on-month circulation boost.

Richard Desmond's tabloid was up 0.05% year on year but down 0.48% compared to March, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations figures published today. The Daily Star, which reported a circulation of 823,025 copies, has been selling at 20p in most UK regions since November 2008. It recorded a small drop in sales month on month, after a succession of rises.

The Daily Mail was down 3.86% year on year, but posted a month-on-month rise of 0.66% to 2,096,074 copies in April.

Daily Mirror

Headline circulation: 1,239,691

Month-on-month change: -0.59%

Year-on-year change: -6.13%

UK and Ireland paid for circulation: 1,202,086 (96.9% of total)

Overseas: 37,606

Daily Star

Headline circulation: 823,025

Monthly: -0.48%

Yearly: +0.05%

UK and Ireland paid-for circulation: 808,196 (98%)

Overseas: 14,829

The Sun

Headline circulation: 2,955,957

Monthly: -1.64%

Yearly: -0.06%

UK and Ireland paid for circulation: 2,919,618 (98.7%)

Overseas: 36,339

Daily Express

Headline circulation: 665,731

Monthly: -0.38%

Yearly: -8.26%

UK and Ireland paid for circulation: 636,187 (95.5%)

Overseas: 29,544

Daily Mail

Headline circulation: 2,096,074

Monthly: +0.66%

Yearly: -3.86%

UK and Ireland full rate circulation: 1,902,621 (90.7%)

Overseas: 87,978

Headline circulation includes lesser rate sales, subscriptions, bulks – copies sold to airlines, rail companies, hotels and gyms for a nominal fee and given free to the public – and distribution in Ireland and overseas. UK and Ireland paid for circulation excludes bulks and overseas distribution

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